Forest Stewardship
Contact Info
WSU Area Extension Educator
Forest Stewardship
Serving King, Snohomish, and Skagit Counties
Got a question? Need to talk to someone about a forestry issue? Please feel free to contact me-I am here as a resource for anyone who lives or owns forestland in King, Snohomish, or Skagit County. Even if I can't answer your question, chances are I can help connect you with someone who can.
Kevin W. Zobrist
Washington State University
Area Extension Educator
Forest Stewardship
600 128th St SE
Everett, WA 98208-6353
425-357-6017
425-338-3994 FAX
kzobrist@wsu.edu
About Kevin:
Kevin is a faculty member at Washington State University, serving as an Area Extension Educator and stationed in Everett. Kevin joined WSU Extension in 2007. He helps coordinate forestry education programs, including the forest stewardship "Coached Planning" short courses, workshops on a variety of forestry topics, interpretive programs, and one-on-one technical assistance for landowners. He also develops publications, technical manuals, and other resources for forest landowners. Kevin has a BS in Forest Management and an MS in Forest Economics, both from the University of Washington. Before joining WSU Extension, he held a research appointment with the Rural Technology Initiative at the University of Washington, working on improving technology transfer to forest landowners and developing forest management strategies to better integrate biodiversity and economic objectives.
Selected Publications:
- Grotta, A.T. and K.W. Zobrist. 2009. Management Options for Declining Red Alder Forests. Washington State University Extension Manual EM003. 13 pp.
- Andreu, M. K. Zobrist, and T. Hinckley. 2008. Management Practices to Support Increased Biodiversity in Managed Loblolly Pine Plantations. University of Florida IFAS Extension Bulletin FOR183. 9 pp.
- Lippke, B., K.W. Zobrist, and K. Ceder. 2007. Issues and Alternatives Associated with Private Forest Wildlife and Riparian Habitat Management. Pages 81-94 in General Technical Report PNW-GTR-695. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR.
- Zobrist, K.W. and B.R. Lippke. 2007. Economic Costs of Different Riparian Management Regulations in the Pacific Northwest. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 22(1):36-41.
- Zobrist, K.W., J.M. Comnick, and J.B. McCarter. 2006. Economatic: A new tool that integrates financial analysis with forest management simulations. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 21(3):134-141.
- Roth, P., J.C. Finley, K.W. Zobrist, and D. Baumgartner. 2006. Computer Technology Helps Family Forest Owners in Pennsylvania and Washington. Journal of Forestry 104(3):132-135.
- Zobrist, K.W. 2005. Economically Sustainable Working Forests: Financial Analysis Principles and Applications. Northwest Environmental Forum Topic Paper 2. Northwest Environmental Forum, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 16 p.
- Zobrist, K.W., T.M. Hinckley, M.G. Andreu, K.R. Gehringer, C.W. Hedman, and B.R. Lippke. 2005. Templates for Forest Sustainability on Intensively Managed Private Forests. RTI Working Paper 5. Rural Technology Initiative, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 106 p.
- Zobrist, K.W., McCarter, J.B., Hanley, D.P. 2004. Inventory Wizard: A new tool that makes it easy to get started with the Landscape Management System. Extension Bulletin EB1983. Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA. 8p.
- Zobrist, K.W., K.R. Gehringer, and B.R. Lippke. 2004. Templates for Sustainable Riparian Management on Family Forest Ownerships. Journal of Forestry 102(7):19-25.
Other Forest Stewardship Contacts
- WSU Extension Foresters in Other Counties
- Forest Stewardship Quick Reference Guide - Key agencies/contacts for forest owners in the Puget Sound Area (Updated August 2009)
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This site last updated 11/19/2009
Announcements
11/19/2009 – The November newsletter is now available.
11/19/2009 – The Ties to the Land estate/ succession planning workshop has been postponed again - probably until April.